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It is more important than ever that disability and chronic illness organisations do not speak on behalf of those they represent, but empower us to speak for ourselves, writes Kerri Cassidy.
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When Kate Larsen moved from London to Melbourne three years ago, she was surprised to find that Australia was on the back foot with disability issues. Today, however, she feels Australians with disability and their non-disabl…
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Positive changes, improved services, confusion, inconsistency, and reduced services. El Gibbs found these were just some of the outcomes for participants of the NDIS trial since it began almost a year ago.
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Media reports on homicides of people with disability, particularly those with intellectual disability, are frequently sugar-coated and euphamised. This only serves to diminish the value of those who have lost their lives, wri…
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Jarrod Marrinon says the source of negative attitudes about disability is people with disabilities themselves. He says it's time to leave the medical model of disability in the doctor's room and to take responsibility for cha…
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Engaging in online activism can't replace putting a face to a name or chatting over a cuppa, but it can help some people with disability to participate and it can still get things done, writes Jodie van de Wetering.
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For people with disabilities, the transition from a childhood where you're cared for, nurtured and perceived as "cute", to the harsh realities of adulthood can be difficult to navigate. Leah Hobson unpacks the contradictions…
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People with disabilities are often asked to sit on committees, contribute to projects and tell our stories. But, as Carly Findlay writes, people are seldom willing to pay us for our time.
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